How common is the surname Hoban?

3,439 people in the United States had the surname Hoban in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,778 Americans. It ranked 9,461st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hoban?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hoban identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hoban?

Russell Hoban, American expatriate writer and illustrator (1925-2011), followed by Tommie Hoban.

Where is the surname Hoban most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoban in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hoban getting more or less common?

More common. 2,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,439 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Hoban

A surname, carried by 3,439 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoban is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,439 people named Hoban in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,778 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,994.

#9,461

rank among US surnames

3,439

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+14.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,939)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,455	Antonucci	3,441	89,726
#9,458	Borrelli	3,440	89,752
#9,461	Hoban	3,439	89,778
#9,464	Cavallo	3,438	89,804
#9,466	Poulson	3,437	89,830

Who is named Hoban

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Hoban identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hobans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Russell Hoban
American expatriate writer and illustrator (1925-2011)
Tommie Hoban
Association football player (born 1994)

Notable Hobans come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Hoban?: 3,439 people in the United States had the surname Hoban in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,778 Americans. It ranked 9,461st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoban?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hoban identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hoban?: Russell Hoban, American expatriate writer and illustrator (1925-2011), followed by Tommie Hoban.
Where is the surname Hoban most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoban in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Hoban getting more or less common?: More common. 2,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,439 in 2010, up 15%.